Adjustable paper box

ABSTRACT

An adjustable paper box suitable for containing an object is provided. The adjustable paper box includes a box body, an adjustable component, and a fixing component. The box body has a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction which are perpendicular to each other. The adjustable component is disposed on the box body and along at least one of the first direction, the second direction and the third direction. The fixing component is fixed inside the box body and crosses over the adjustable component for determining the length of the adjustable component. The adjustable paper box is capable of containing liquid crystal panels of different sizes.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan applicationserial no. 99216482, filed on Aug. 26, 2010. The entirety of theabove-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by referenceherein and made a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The disclosure is related to a paper box, and in particular to anadjustable paper box.

2. Description of Related Art

Along with the boom of the liquid crystal panel industry, there are moreand more requirements on packages for liquid crystal panels. Nowadays,liquid crystal panel manufacturers typically package liquid crystalpanels with bags first, and then place the packed liquid crystal panelsinto paper boxes, so as to facilitate shipping to customers such asliquid crystal display manufacturers or retailers.

However, conventional paper boxes have fixed dimensions, so that liquidcrystal panels of different dimensions need to be placed in paper boxesof different dimensions correspondingly. Therefore, paper boxes ofdifferent dimensions need to be prepared in advance, thereby causingdifficulties in paper box management. Moreover, a larger space isrequired to stock paper boxes of different dimensions, thereby causingdifficulties in utilization of factory space.

Furthermore, liquid crystal panels are frequently replaced. When liquidcrystal panels of particular dimensions are no longer manufactured, ifthere are many corresponding paper boxes remaining, these paper boxescannot be readily used for other liquid crystal panels of otherdimensions, so that paper boxes are wasted and production costs areincreased.

In addition, as the notion of “green products” becomes more widespread,reduction of carbon dioxide emissions should be taken into considerationas much as possible when manufacturing products. Since paper boxes thatcannot be used already lead to a certain amount of carbon dioxide duringtheir production, the manufacturing and transportation processesdescribed above cannot effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In light of the above, the disclosure provides an adjustable paper boxwhich is suitable for containing an object. The adjustable paper boxincludes a box body, an adjustable component, and a fixing component.The box body has a first direction, a second direction, and a thirddirection which are perpendicular to each other. The adjustablecomponent is disposed on the box body and along at least one of thefirst direction, the second direction, and the third direction. Thefixing component is fixed inside the box body and crosses over theadjustable component, so as to determine a length of the adjustablecomponent.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the adjustable componentincludes retractable corrugated paper which is capable of extending andcontracting, so as to adjust dimensions of the box body.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a length of the adjustablecomponent may be 10-60 millimeters (mm).

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the fixing componentincludes a first fastener, a second fastener, and at least one socketingelement. The first fastener includes at least one first socket, is fixedinside the box body, and crosses over the adjustable component. Thesecond fastener includes at least one second socket opposite the firstsocket, is fixed inside the box body, and crosses over the adjustablecomponent. The socketing element is inserted into the first socket andthe second socket, so as to determine the length of the adjustablecomponent.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the adjustable paper boxfurther includes a plurality of separation components disposed insidethe box body and forming a plurality of housing spaces for containingthe object.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the separation componentsare disposed at two opposite sides inside the box body.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the adjustable paper boxfurther includes at least one connection component which is insertedinto an end of the separation components and near an inside wall of thebox body.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the adjustable paper boxfurther includes a plurality of buffer components, disposed on theseparation components and contacting the object.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the adjustable componentis disposed along the second direction of the box body. Along the firstdirection, a dimension of the box body is 340 mm; along the seconddirection, a dimension of the box body is 176-230 mm; and along thethird direction, a dimension of the box body is 170 mm.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the first direction is alength direction of the box body, the second direction is a widthdirection of the box body, and a third direction is a height directionof the box body.

Therefore in the disclosure, by disposing the adjustable component onthe box body, the length, width, and height of the box body are able tobe adjusted, so as to obtain a paper box of desired dimensions tocontain objects of specific sizes. In addition, by using the fixingcomponent to fix the adjustable paper box whose length, width, andheight are adjusted, an adjustable paper box with a stable structure isobtained. The adjustable paper box of the disclosure is capable of beingused for liquid crystal panels of different sizes, so that paper boxmanagement processes are simplified, the use of paper boxes is reduced,manufacturing costs are lowered, thereby reaching the goal of reducingcarbon emissions.

In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features andadvantages of the disclosure comprehensible, embodiments accompaniedwith figures are described in detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitutea part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of thedisclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain theprinciples of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an adjustable paper boxaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic inside view of the adjustable paper box in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of separation componentsaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic internal side view showing the separationcomponents disposed inside a box body.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic views respectively showing an adjustablecomponent prior to and after extension along a second direction.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another adjustable paper boxaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of still another adjustable paperbox according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an adjustable paper boxaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematicinside view of the adjustable paper box in FIG. 1. Please refer to bothFIGS. 1 and 2, the adjustable paper box 100 is suitable for containingan object 200, which may be of any type. In the following, a liquidcrystal panel is used as an example. However, the adjustable paper box100 is not limited to be used for containing a liquid crystal panel.

The adjustable paper box includes a box body 110, an adjustablecomponent 120, and a fixing component 130. The box body 110 has a firstdirection D1, a second direction D2, and a third direction D3 which areperpendicular to each other. A material of the box body 110 may becorrugated paper or another suitable material. In addition, the firstdirection D1 may be a length direction of the box body 110, the seconddirection D2 may be a width direction of the box body 110, and a thirddirection D3 may be a height direction of the box body 110.

The adjustable component 120 is disposed on the box body 110 and alongat least one of the first direction D1, the second direction D2, and thethird direction D3. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,the adjustable component 120 is only disposed along the second directionD2 (the width direction) of the box body 110, meaning that the box body110 may only be adjusted in size along the width direction.

Dimensions of the box body 110 along each of the above directions maybe: along the first direction D1, a dimension of the box body 110 is 340mm; along the second direction D2, a dimension of the box body 110 is176-230 mm; and along the third direction D3, a dimension of the boxbody 110 is 170 mm. However, according to design requirements, theadjustable component 120 may be disposed along any one, any two, or allof the first direction D1, the second direction D2, and the thirddirection D3, so as to adjust the length, width, and height of the boxbody 110 (as subsequently shown in FIGS. 6 and 7).

According to an embodiment, the adjustable component 120 is retractablecorrugated paper which is capable of extending and contracting, so as toadjust the dimensions of the box body 110. The retractable corrugatedpaper has a multiple-fold structure, so as to be extended or contractedto change a length of the retractable corrugated paper. A length of theadjustable component 120 may be 10-60 mm. In addition, the adjustablecomponent 120 may have another suitable material instead of corrugatedpaper. The adjustable component 120 may be disposed on the box body 110by way of replacing a portion of the box body 110. For example, anadhesive (or another suitable bonding method) may be used to attach twoends of the adjustable component 120 to the box body 110.

Still referring to FIG. 2, the fixing component 130 is fixed inside thebox body 110 and crosses over the adjustable component 120, so as todetermine the length of the adjustable component 120. The fixingcomponent 130 may be implemented in a plurality of methods. For example,according to an embodiment, the fixing component 130 may include: afirst fastener 132, a second fastener 134, and at least one socketingelement 136. The first fastener 132 includes at least one first socket132 a, is fixed inside the box body 110, and crosses over the adjustablecomponent 120. The second fastener 134 includes at least one secondsocket 134 a opposite the first socket 132 a, is fixed inside the boxbody 110, and crosses over the adjustable component 120. The socketingelement 136 is inserted into the first socket 132 a and the secondsocket 134 a, so as to determine the length of the adjustable component120.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of separation componentsaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 4 is a schematicinside view showing the separation components disposed inside a boxbody. Please refer to both FIGS. 3 and 4. The adjustable paper box 100may further includes a plurality of separation components 140 disposedinside the box body 110 and forming a plurality of housing spaces S forcontaining the object 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the separation components140 are disposed at two opposite sides in the box body 110, so as tostably wedge against two ends of a liquid crystal panel. A material ofthe separation component 140 may be corrugated paper or another suitablematerial. It should be noted that in FIG. 4, at the side the fixingcomponent 130 is disposed, the separation components 140 are spaced awayfrom the fixing component 130 by a suitable distance.

Still referring to both FIGS. 3 and 4, the adjustable paper box 100 mayfurther include at least one connection component 150 which is insertedinto an end of the separation components 140 and near an inside wall ofthe box body 110. Therefore, the plurality of separation components 140form an integral unit, so as to be placed in the box body 110 moreeasily. The connection component 150 is, for example, a strip-shapedelement which may be inserted into grooves (not shown) in the pluralityof separation components 140, so as to connect the plurality ofseparation components 140.

In addition, the adjustable paper box 100 may further include aplurality of buffer components 160 disposed on the separation components140. The buffer components 160 may contact the object 200. A material ofthe buffer components 160 may be resin foam or another suitablematerial. By using the buffer components 160, external shock isabsorbed, so as to prevent damage to a plurality of objects 200 due toimpact in between.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic views respectively showing the adjustablecomponent prior to and after extension along the second direction.Please refer to both FIGS. 5A and 5B, the length of the adjustablecomponent 120 prior to extension is L1, and the length after extensionis L2. In conjunction with FIG. 1, along the second direction D2 (thewidth direction), the dimensions of the box body 110 may be adjustedwithin a predetermined range (176-230 mm), so as to contain objects 200of different sizes.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another adjustable paper boxaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure. Please refer to FIG. 6, anadjustable paper box 102 is similar to the adjustable paper box 100 inFIG. 1, and the same reference numerals represent the same elements. Theadjustable paper box 102 in FIG. 6 has adjustable components 120 alongthe first direction D1 (the length direction) and the second direction(the width direction), meaning that the length and width of the box body110 are both adjustable, and that the fixing component 130 disposedinside the box body 110 is used for fixation.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of still another adjustable paperbox according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Please refer to FIG.7, an adjustable paper box 104 is similar to the adjustable paper box100 in FIG. 1, and the same reference numerals represent the sameelements. The adjustable paper box 104 in FIG. 7 has an adjustablecomponent 120 along the third direction (the height direction), meaningthat the height of the box body 110 is adjustable, and that the fixingcomponent 130 disposed inside the box body 110 is used for fixation.

In light of the above, the adjustable paper box of the disclosure has atleast the following advantages:

By disposing the adjustable component on the box body, the length,width, and height of the box body are adjustable, so that a paper boxwith desired dimensions is obtained. In addition, by using the fixingcomponent to fix the adjustable paper box whose length, width, andheight are adjusted, an adjustable paper box with a stable structure isobtained. The adjustable paper box is used for liquid crystal panels ofdifferent sizes, so that paper box management processes are simplified,the use of paper boxes is reduced, manufacturing costs are lowered,thereby reaching the goal of reducing carbon emissions.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made to the structure of thedisclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure.In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covermodifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fallwithin the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. An adjustable paper box, suitable for containingan object, the adjustable paper box comprising: a box body, having afirst direction, a second direction, and a third direction which areperpendicular to each other; an adjustable component, disposed on thebox body and along at least one of the first direction, the seconddirection, and the third direction; and a fixing component, fixed insidethe box body and crossing over the adjustable component, so as todetermine a length of the adjustable component.
 2. The adjustable paperbox as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjustable component comprises:retractable corrugated paper which is capable of extending andcontracting to adjust dimensions of the box body.
 3. The adjustablepaper box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length of the adjustablecomponent is 10-60 mm.
 4. The adjustable paper box as claimed in claim1, wherein the fixing component comprises: a first fastener, comprisingat least one first socket and being fixed inside the box body andcrossing over the adjustable component; a second fastener, comprising atleast one second socket opposite the first socket and being fixed insidethe box body and crossing over the adjustable component; and at leastone socketing element, inserted into the first socket and the secondsocket, so as to determine the length of the adjustable component. 5.The adjustable paper box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: aplurality of separation components, disposed in the box body and forminga plurality of housing spaces for containing the object.
 6. Theadjustable paper box as claimed in claim 5, wherein the separationcomponents are disposed at two opposite sides inside the box body. 7.The adjustable paper box as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: atleast one connection component, inserted into an end of the separationcomponents and near an inside wall of the box body.
 8. The adjustablepaper box as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: a plurality ofbuffer components, disposed on the separation components and contactingthe object.
 9. The adjustable paper box as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe adjustable component is disposed along the second direction of thebox body, along the first direction, a dimension of the box body is 340mm; along the second direction, a dimension of the box body is 176-230mm; along the third direction, a dimension of the box body is 170 mm.10. The adjustable paper box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the firstdirection is a length direction of the box body, the second direction isa width direction of the box body, and a third direction is a heightdirection of the box body.